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Feeding Your Gadget and Tech ObsessionsTue, 31 Mar 2015 20:44:15 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1CogniToys packs IBM’s Watson into a smart-talking toyhttp://www.slashgear.com/cognitoys-packs-ibms-watson-into-a-smart-talking-toy-16369256/
http://www.slashgear.com/cognitoys-packs-ibms-watson-into-a-smart-talking-toy-16369256/#commentsMon, 16 Feb 2015 15:07:45 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=369256IBM's Watson supercomputer may not be the first pseudo-teacher you'd think to leave with your child, but startup Elemental Path thinks wrapping the cognitive computer in a cute dinosaur casing might change that. CogniToys - currently a cute green dino, but with other shapes and species expected to follow - pair Watson's ability to learn, remember, and adapt with a … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/cognitoys-packs-ibms-watson-into-a-smart-talking-toy-16369256/feed/2IBM, SoftBank team up to tech Watson Japanesehttp://www.slashgear.com/ibm-softbank-team-up-to-tech-watson-japanese-10368348/
http://www.slashgear.com/ibm-softbank-team-up-to-tech-watson-japanese-10368348/#commentsTue, 10 Feb 2015 17:06:51 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=368348IBM’s Watson knows quite a bit — enough to compete on Jeopardy. A brilliant database of info, Watson isn’t so great at other languages. To help with learning Japanese, IBM has enlisted the help of SoftBank to train Watson in Japanese. The aim of this partnership is to bring Watson to a new enterprise space; beyond that, IBM and SoftBank … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/ibm-softbank-team-up-to-tech-watson-japanese-10368348/feed/2IBM wants Watson in a smartphone with app challengehttp://www.slashgear.com/ibm-wants-watson-in-a-smartphone-with-app-challenge-26318613/
http://www.slashgear.com/ibm-wants-watson-in-a-smartphone-with-app-challenge-26318613/#commentsWed, 26 Feb 2014 18:29:02 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=318613IBM is throwing open the cognitive computing power of Watson to mobile developers, setting up a new challenge to create apps that take advantage of the supercomputer's natural language processing, machine-learning, and ability to process huge qualities of data in seconds. The IBM Watson Mobile Developer Challenge, which will be accepting entries over the next three months, is looking for … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/ibm-wants-watson-in-a-smartphone-with-app-challenge-26318613/feed/2IBM Watson API makes supercomptuer available as a service for appshttp://www.slashgear.com/ibm-watson-api-makes-supercomptuer-available-as-a-service-for-apps-14305416/
http://www.slashgear.com/ibm-watson-api-makes-supercomptuer-available-as-a-service-for-apps-14305416/#commentsThu, 14 Nov 2013 14:08:14 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=305416IBM's Watson question answering supercomptuer is an impressive bit of kit. The machine has competed very well against humans in many areas, including on the game show Jeopardy. IBM has announced a new API that makes the Watson question answering machine available as a service. That means by using the API, app developers can incorporate Watson's ability to understand native … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/ibm-watson-api-makes-supercomptuer-available-as-a-service-for-apps-14305416/feed/1IBM’s Watson heading to its first universityhttp://www.slashgear.com/ibms-watson-heading-to-its-first-university-30267427/
http://www.slashgear.com/ibms-watson-heading-to-its-first-university-30267427/#commentsWed, 30 Jan 2013 19:32:58 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=267427IBM's infamous Watson supercomputer is making its way to the classroom after appearing on Jeopardy! a while back. IBM announced today that they'll be building another Watson supercomputer and will be giving it to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to be the first university to receive a Watson supercomputer. Other universities are planned to get one in the future. Rensselaer will … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/ibms-watson-heading-to-its-first-university-30267427/feed/0IBM Watson supercomputer learned to curse thanks to Urban Dictionaryhttp://www.slashgear.com/ibm-watson-supercomputer-learned-to-curse-thanks-to-urban-dictionary-11264907/
http://www.slashgear.com/ibm-watson-supercomputer-learned-to-curse-thanks-to-urban-dictionary-11264907/#commentsFri, 11 Jan 2013 13:30:42 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=264907I've always thought that the IBM Watson supercomputer was a very cool device indeed. In fact, I thought Watson was such an interesting machine that I even watched the episodes of Jeopardy where Watson was a contestant. I think it's the only time I ever watched Jeopardy. IBM researchers decided to try to teach Watson how to engage in small … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/ibm-watson-supercomputer-learned-to-curse-thanks-to-urban-dictionary-11264907/feed/1